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created 15 October 2000. Corrected and updated
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The Essex and Kent Scottish |
| Regimental Crest © DND |
Ontario,
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Note:
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is a battalion history of the part-time Reserves, which are normally
liable for full-time active service only in an emergency
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| How to find information about individuals who served in this corps |
| Titles and Lineage |
| 1954.10.01 | The Essex
and Kent Scottish formed at Windsor, Ont., by amalgamation of The Essex Scottish, and The Kent Regiment |
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| 1962.03.07 | 2nd Battalion formed at Chatham, Ont. | |
| 1965.03.31 | both battalions amalgamated | |
| History (Links) & War Service | Introduction to Regiments | |
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The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment (Army site) | |
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The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment (Regimental site) | |
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The Essex and Kent Scottish, by Mike Bobbitt (The Unofficial Canadian Army Home Page) | |
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The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment, by Nathan T. Brown. | |
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The Essex and Kent Scottish Regimental History (Regimental site) | |
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| Battle Honours |
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[combined battle honours of The Essex Scottish, and The Kent Regiment, plus:] The Second World War1: Dieppe, Bourgebus Ridge, St. André-sur-Orne, Falaise, Falaise Road, Clair Tizon, Forêt del la Londe, The Scheldt, Woensdrecht, South Beveland, The Rhineland, Goch-Calcar Road, The Hochwald, Xanten, Twente Canal, Groningen, Oldenburg, North-West Europe 1942 '44-45 1. awarded for service of The Essex Scottish |
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| Colours, Standards and Guidons | Introduction to Colours |
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| Uniforms and Badges |
| Badges: | Armorial Description: Two sprays of thistle supporting a scroll in the shape of a pointed arch, bearing the designation THE ESSEX AND KENT SCOTTISH; across the thistles a scroll breaing the motto SEMPER PARATUS; in the centre a shield bearing in chief three seaxes barwise (alluding to the arms of the County Council of Essex) in base the White Horse of Kent; the whole surmounted by a lion's head erased. | |||||||
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| Colonel-in-Chief | Index of Royal Colonels |
| 1954.08.07 | HRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, CI, GCVO, GBE | |
| 2001 | Maj. HRH Prince Michael of Kent, GCVO | |
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| Traditions |
| Motto: | Semper paratus | ||
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| Nicknames: | Eeks and Squeaks | ||
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| Marches: | The Highland Laddie | ||
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| Alliances | Introduction to Alliances | |
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The Essex Regiment | 1954-1958 | |
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The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment | 1954-1961 | |
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3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot) | 1958-1964 | |
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The Queen's Own Buffs | 1961-1966 | |
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The Royal Anglian Regiment | 1964-present | |
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The Queen's Regiment | 1966-1993 | |
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The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) | 1993-present | |
| Bibliography | How To Find Books |
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